Chapter 20: Tomb of Zhu Que

"This is where we got teleported to. According to the instructions on the teleportation matrix, this totem is called the Zhu Gate." Su Lingzhu pointed at the sky high totem.

This Zhu Gate is certainly one of the ancient teleportation destination of the Su Family. It can be seen that the totems showed a sign of being corroded for some very long time. Although it was still firmly standing on the ground, those scratches, and callouses cannot hide it's ancientness.

Other than that, there are several monuments encircling the totem. There are carving of birds, and...many birds. There are also drawing of...birds. This place seems to be the gallery that belong to a bird's lover.

"At first, the villagers here called us deity as we appeared out of nowhere. However, we don't want to cause ruckus. Although my father was weakening at that time, he still managed to brainwash the village to think that we are one of them." Su Lingzhu still remember the first time they arrived at the village.

At that time, the villagers was shocked that some people appeared from thin air in this place. Although they have seen some powerful cultivators before, they have never seen people come out of this place.

In this village, the villagers always believed that there are some kind of deity that guarding the Zhu Gate. This belief was inherited from their older generation. Legend said that this place used to be the entrance of some deities to come to this place.

Every ten years, those deities will go down to this village through the Zhu Gat, to pick the best talent here. Those best talent is then taken to the heavenly place high above to be trained into a deity.

Continuing to this belief, those villagers thought that the just appeared Su family as deity, and admired them greatly. They didn't. know that these new people was here to escape from the disaster that befallen over them.

Looking around the monuments, Ye Huang suddenly saw a big wall was erected on the ground, on the right side of the totem. Some kind of complicated drawing was on it.

"Do you know what that is?"

Su Lingzhu also looked a the wall. She shook her head, and said, "I don't know about this. It might be related to this totem." She tried to understand the mural on it. Unfortunately, she could not understand what is drawn in it.

Ye Huang on the other hand activated his Freedom Meditation and looked at the wall. A mysterious Spiritual Qi enveloped Ye Huang body, before it gathered on his eyes. After that, his pupils turned golden. In that moment, Ye Huang could see that the drawing on the wall was not a picture, but a set of words that form a sentences.

"Entrance to the Tomb of Zhu Que." Ye Huang read the first sentence at the

So the Freedom Meditation can be used to understand this relics. I might also have the ability to solve relics like my brother, thought Ye Huang.

"You can understand the drawing on the wall?" Su Lingzhu was astonished when she heard Ye Huang.

"This is not a drawing. This is a scripture." Ye Huang nodded his head. He continued reading the scripture on the wall.

It was mentioned that the wall is an entrance to a tomb of inheritance for the descendant of Myriad Vermillion Clan. One can enter the tomb by being able to read the scripture. Someone who could read the scripture should then be able to know that the entrance password is voicing the words 'Myriad Vermillion', while placing a Fire Spiritual Qi on the wall.

Ye Huang looked at Su Lingzhu at the side and said, " There is an inheritance hidden inside the wall."

Su Lingzhu was astonished for a moment, then she become excited, she said, "Really? Then, can we get it?"

"We can. Although, I'm not sure whether it's true or not. The key is wen need to know the password to enter it." Ye Huang smiled and explained the rest of the scripture.

After that, both Ye Huang and Su Lingzhu tried what was mentioned on the scripture. The placed their hand on the wall and gave out their respective Fire Spiritual Qi.

"Myriad Vermillion."

Suddenly, the wall glowed with a red light. The red light brightened and enveloped both Ye Huang and Su Lingzhu. After that, a crack appeared on the wall, and both of them were pulled through the wall into another space, that caused them to disappear from where the stood up. In the blink of an eye the area around the totem turned silent once again, while the two was gone from there.

In another space, two youth appeared out of nowhere. The fell inside a dark place. The moment they touched the ground, some orbs which were embedded on the wall of the space glowed with a bright light.

"Where is this place?" Ye Huang stood up and looked around in shock. Su Lingzhu also looked around. She was just as shocked as Ye Huang. The teleportation was too sudden, causing her to feel a bit dizzy. Looking at the center of the space, they saw a cube like matrix floating in front of them.

"It's moving." Su Lingzhu saw some movement on the matrix.

"Careful. Something is coming out"

From the matrix, a shadow suddenly came out. It came out small, then grew up exponentially. It shape turned into the shape of a giant bird. The bird then opened it's eyes.

Chirp!!!

Bird cry reverberated in that space as the giant bird opened it's beak, at the same time it let out a flaring flame from it's body. It's body turned into a pure burning fire that blazed in red, causing the whole space to be lighten in a red light.

Both Ye Huang and Su Lingzhu could feel the might of the blazing fowl pressuring them. The pressure contained the might of the Way of the Flame. It forced both youth to step back in order to stand the pressure.

"Welcome to the Tomb of Zhu Que, descendant of Myriad Vermillion Clan." the burning fowl talked in human tongue. "It's been so long since the last time descendants of Myriad Vermillion Clan came to this place. Now that you have come, why are there only two of you? Shouldn't your clan send five people everytime the inheritance is opened?"

The moment the beast talked, it was as if the air itself was a fire, inflicting a burning sensation to Ye Huang's and Su Lingzhu's skin. Myriad Vermillion Clan? That clan is unheard of. Ye Huang and Su Lingzhu looked at each other, and both can see the questioning look on their faces.

Moreover, the clan will send five person everytime the tomb of inheritance is opened? Why was this not mentioned in the scripture?

"Excuse me Senior. Is there really an inheritance for five people?" Ye Huang asked politely.

The bird looked surprised. It slowly nodded it's head and said, "Your clan should already know that. In the past, I agreed to help the clan prosper by giving them some inheritance. So, every ten years the tomb is opened, there are five slot of inheritance to your Myriad Vermillion Clan."

"Elder, we are sorry, but we are not from the Myriad Vermillion Clan." Su Lingzhu cupped her hand and replied to the beast.

"Impossible! Only the offspring of Myriad Vermillion Clan will be able to enter this place." The bird beast refuted without thinking much. It believed that these two must be related to that clan. "Let me see your blood origin."

Before the two youth could understand the meaning of blood origin, two orb of fire flew respectively towards Ye Huang and Su Lingzhu. It stationed itself close to their chest. The fire did not harm them but pulled out some blood from their heart. After that, the fire fused into the blood and flew back to the fiery beast.

"That girl is the descendant of the Myriad Vermillion Clan. However, you boy is not. How did you enter this place?" The beast stared fiercely, and with a bright red eyes at Ye Huang. It's as if it was warning Ye Huang to answer honestly.

Su Lingzhu was shocked when she heard the giant bird. The revelation of her to be the descendant of the Myriad Vermillion Clan is too sudden. Then, am I related to this giant bird? However, she didn't dwell longer on that matter. It seems like the bird is about to attack Ye Huang.

"He is the one who solved the drawing on the wall, causing both of us to enter into this place." Su Lingzhu was afraid that the phantom fiery bird will kill Ye Huang, and hurriedly explained the reason they could enter this space.

"Did you really solved the drawing?" the bird still looked fiercely at him.

"Yes. I was born with some special talent that can make my eyes see thing that not normally seen by others." Ye Huang activated the Freedom Meditation, and some mysterious Spiritual Qi imbued his eyes. This caused his pupil to turn into golden color. In the eyes of other, it looked as if his eyes is the eys of some deity.

The bird stared for some time at Ye Huang, before it slowly sighed. "It seems that the Myriad Vermillion Clan is already declining. I was supposed to help them to prosper. What was happening in the outside world? Is there any hope for me?"

Hope? Why was the bird talking of it's hope?

"Look boy. You are not the descendant of the Myriad Vermillion Clan. So, you will not be able to get the clan's inheritance. The girl will be the one to get it."

The Inheritance was real!

They were pulled to this place by following the scripture on the wall, and now there is a real inheritance waiting here for them to claim. It just a pity that Ye Huang was unable to have a share in this.

"Descendant of Myriad Vermillion Clan, step forward and receive the inheritance."

Su Lingzhu stepped forward and said, "I thank the elder."

From the cubic matrix, a light comes out and entered between Su Lingzhu's brows. In that instant, her Spiritual Qi become potent and flowed actively inside her body. It was as if trying to reform her body, and turn her body into a Fire Body of the Great Path.

However, something was trying to obstruct the process of transformation. The fiery bird showed a frown on it's bird face. Flapping it's wings twice, it created another orb of fire that entered into Su Lingzhu's body. This fire seems to be able to detect the curse on her body. The fire blazed fiercely and forced a black curse which wriggle like a worm to come out of her body.

A curse? A dark expression was shown on the bird's face. Someone is trying to endanger the clan's descendant by placing a curse on them. These people is really daring! Are they trying to destroy my hope? The flame aura on the body of the bird flared even stronger.

Kiiii!!!

The curse screamed and wriggled strongly, trying to come back into Su Lingzhu's body. However, it was unable to force through the fire on her body. The giant blazing fowl opened it's beak and some force come out from it, pulling the curse towards the giant bird. Instantly, the curse entered it's mouth, and the bird ferociously swallowed the curse.

Just like that? Ye Huang on the side felt this to be incredulous. The giant bird just ate the curse like some bird eating some worm. This activity...is natural!

After swallowing the curse, the giant bird glanced at Ye Huang and asked, "I know you have a good relationship with that girl, and I could see that she is caring for you. Tell me this boy, is there anyone outside who is trying to make trouble for the Myriad Vermillion Clan?"

Ye Huang could feel some anger radiating out of the giant blazing fowl. He inhaled a long breath before saying, "Actually, I am only a friend of her. To my knowledge, she is not from the Myriad Vermillion Clan. She was born in the Su Family.

Regarding those curse, she got it from someone who was indeed trying to endanger her family. Her family were almost wiped out, and they were forced to flee from their homeland."

"Despicable!!"

The bird almost flared again and cursed those villainous bastard. It was as it thought, the Myriad Vermillion Clan has already declined to the point of changing their family name to Su Family. Adding to that, there are still some people trying make trouble for this declined clan. These worms are really restless!

The giant fowl was feeling sorrowful. Despite it's promise to the Myriad Vermillion Clan, the clan is still on decline and being harmed by others.

One of these days, it will get out of this place. Once he got out, he will go seek those lowly worms who has the gut to make trouble for the descendant of the Myriad Vermillion Clan. Let's see if they could outrun this deity's mighty claws!